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照看

zhào kàn · zhao kan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to look after
  2. to attend to
  3. to have in care
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Watching the puppy

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)水(shuǐ)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)照看(zhàokàn)一下(yīxià)小狗(xiǎogǒu)。

    Dengdeng, I'm going to buy water. Please look after the puppy for a bit.

  2. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)，没(méi)问题(wèntí)。

    OK, no problem.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)很(hěn)乖(guāi)，不过(bùguò)别(bié)给(gěi)它(tā)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)。

    It's very good, but don't feed it anything.

  4. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)会(huì)好好(hǎohǎo)照看(zhàokàn)它(tā)。

    Don't worry, I'll look after it well.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)回来(huílai)了(le)！咦(yí)，它(tā)怎么(zěnme)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)？

    I'm back! Huh, why is it sleeping?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)它(tā)唱(chàng)了(le)一(yī)首(shǒu)歌(gē)。

    I sang it a song.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)请(qǐng)凯(kǎi)特(tè)帮(bāng)忙(máng)照(zhào)看(kàn)他(tā)们(men)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)。

They asked Kate to babysit their child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bú)在(zài)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，需(xū)要(yào)有(yǒu)人(rén)照(zhào)看(kàn)婴(yīng)儿(ér)。

We need someone to keep an eye on our baby while we are away.

Tatoeba: Chinese by rmgao · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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